ONE day these two cats were asleep in the wood-shed. All at once, they heard a noise in a large basket near the table. They crept quietly up to it and saw the cover move a little bit. At this, they opened their eyes very wide as cats do when they think that they hear a strange noise. The white cat jumped up on the table where she could see better and soon some crabs began to crawl out of the basket.
Now they are getting a great deal too close to the strange visitors and will soon get into trouble unless they go away quickly. The cat on the table looks as if she were ready to spring upon the basket. One of the crabs has fallen out on the floor and the black cat is ready to play with it. What will the crab do if kitty puts out her paw to play with it? Then kitty will be in trouble for we know that the crab will pinch her with its sharp claws.
If these cats were wise they would go quickly away and let the crabs alone. But you see they are not.
These foolish kittens are a great deal like some children and even grown people who really love the Lord. In the word of God, He warns us about doing many things and tells us to keep far away from everything that is harmful. Instead of obeying His words some of His children wonder why He tells them not to do this or that, and say they see no harm in it. Satan is ever busy tempting us to do things which are displeasing to the Lord Jesus. When Satan sees a soul stopping to think and question God’s commands, he is very apt to lead that soul into doing the bad action, whatever it may be. Then the disobedient one usually falls into trouble and sorrow of many kinds, just as this kitten will do.
The wisest way is to stay far away and turn our backs upon everything which our conscience warns us against. “Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.” Rom. 12:99Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. (Romans 12:9).
ML 10/26/1902